| 词条 | Isaac Townsend |
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|name=Isaac Townsend |birth_date=c. 1685 |death_date= 21 November 1765 |image= |caption= |birth_place = |death_place = |nickname= |residence = |nationality = British |allegiance={{flag|Kingdom of Great Britain}} |serviceyears= |rank=Admiral |branch= {{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}} |commands=Greenwich Hospital |unit= |battles=War of Jenkins' Ear |relations= }} Isaac Townsend (c. 1685 – 21 November 1765) was an admiral in the British Royal Navy and a Member of Parliament. A post-Captain from 1720, Townsend commanded various ships. As captain of HMS Shrewsbury he took part in the expedition against Cartagena in 1741. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1744, Vice Admiral in 1746 and Admiral in 1747. He was also an Elder Brother of Trinity House. He entered Parliament in 1744 as member for the naval port of Portsmouth, and represented that town until 1754. He did not stand for re-election in 1754, when the Admiralty supported two other Admirals as its candidates. He became governor of Greenwich Hospital in 1754, and in this capacity in 1757 he had custody of Admiral Byng, who was under arrest there before his court-martial. After Byng's execution, Townsend was chosen to take his place as MP for Rochester, another borough in the Admiralty's gift, and was MP for that city for the rest of his life. He was regarded as a reliable voter for the government, but seems never to have spoken in the House. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1750.[1] Townsend married Elizabeth Larcum, daughter of William Larcum, a surgeon, and they had one son and one daughter. He died in 1765. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://royalsociety.org/Lists-of-Royal-Society-Fellows-1660-2007/ |title=Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007 |publisher=The Royal Society |accessdate=18 July 2010 |location=London |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324095152/http://royalsociety.org/Lists-of-Royal-Society-Fellows-1660-2007/ |archivedate=24 March 2010 }}
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| title = Member of Parliament for Portsmouth | years = 1744–1754 | with = Martin Bladen 1744–1746 | with2 = Thomas Gore 1746–1747 | with3 = Captain Edward Legge 1747 | with4 = Rear Admiral Sir Edward Hawke 1747–1754 | before = Martin Bladen Captain Sir Charles Hardy | after = Rear Admiral Sir Edward Hawke Admiral Sir William Rowley }}{{succession box | title = Member of Parliament for Rochester | years = 1757–1765 | with = Admiral Nicholas Haddock 1757–1761 | with2 = Viscount Parker 1761–1764 | with3 = Admiral Sir Charles Hardy 1764–1765 | before = Admiral Nicholas Haddock Admiral the Hon. John Byng | after = Admiral Sir Charles Hardy Grey Cooper }}{{s-break}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Lord Archibald Hamilton}}{{s-ttl|title=Governor, Greenwich Hospital|years=1754–1765}}{{s-aft|after=Sir George Rodney}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, Isaac}}{{UK-navy-bio-stub}}{{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub}} 9 : Year of birth uncertain|1765 deaths|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|Fellows of the Royal Society|Royal Navy admirals|British MPs 1741–47|British MPs 1747–54|British MPs 1754–61|British MPs 1761–68 |
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